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(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 28.
(2) y = 168
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(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 28

x=28a, y=28b where a, b are co-prime integers.

LCM (x,y) = 28ab

ab = 30

ab = 2*15, 3*10 ... Not sufficient.

(2) y = 168 Clearly not sufficient

(1) & (2) taken together

LCM (x,y)*GCF(x,y) = xy

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(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 28

x=28a, y=28b where a, b are co-prime integers.

LCM (x,y) = 28ab

ab = 30

ab = 2*15, 3*10 ... Not sufficient.

(2) y = 168 Clearly not sufficient

(1) & (2) taken together

LCM (x,y)*GCF(x,y) = xy

Sufficient

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Dear Omkar Kamat

Sorry for late reply, quite a busy day.

(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 28

We have LCM 840 and GCF 28

Our numbers can be 28 and 840, 56 and 140, 84 and 280 etc. Our numbers are in the form 28a and 28b, but a and b can take different values wich satisfy both LCM 840 and GCF 28. Not sufficient.

(2) y = 168

y=2^3*3*7 When we calculate LCM we take max powers of prime numbers (you can also look at this as a union of two sets). We can make an inference, that x must have one factor of 5, but it may have or may not have 3, 7 or 2.

840 = 2^3*3*5*7 -----> x=5 or x=3*5 or x=2*3*5 ... or x = 2^3*3*5*7

Not sufficient.

(1) & (2) together.

We have very important relationship:

LCM (x,y)*GCF(x,y) = x*y

Plugging in our values we can get our x. Sufficient.

Hope it helps

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If the least common multiple of integers x and y is 840, what is the value of x?

(1) The greatest common factor of x and y is 28.
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If x and y are two positive integers, LCM * GCF = x* y
Stmnt 1: Just the GCF will give you the product of the two numbers. Not their individual values.
Stmnt 2: Knowing the value of y and LCM is not sufficient to get x.

Using both together, we can get the value of x
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